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Based on first calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the collectively agreed earnings are expected to increase by 2.8%, on an annual average, in 2018 year on year. This would be the highest increase since 2014. The calculation included the agreed monthly basic remuneration and...

Labour costs per hour worked, 3rd quarter of 2018
+1.0% on the previous quarter (seasonally and calendar adjusted)
+2.7% on the same quarter a year earlier (calendar adjusted)In Germany, labour costs per hour worked rose a calendar adjusted 2.7% from the third quarter of 2017 to the third quarter of...

Agreed earnings in Germany rose an average 3.7% in the third quarter of 2018, year on year. The calculation included the agreed basic remuneration and agreed extra payments such as one-off payments, annual extra payments or agreed back payments. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports...

In Germany, nearly 9 in 10 employees covered by collective agreements (86.8%) will receive a Christmas bonus in 2018. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the average Christmas bonus will be 2,583 euros in gross terms. This is an increase of 2.3% compared with a year earlier....

The index of nominal earnings in Germany rose by 2.5% in the second quarter of 2018 on the same quarter a year earlier. Consumer prices were up 2.0% in the same period. This was the highest quarter-based inflation rate since the fourth quarter of 2012. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also...

Labour costs per hour worked, 2nd quarter of 2018+0.2% on the previous quarter (seasonally and calendar adjusted)+2.0% on the same quarter a year earlier (calendar adjusted)In Germany, labour costs per hour worked rose by 2.0% in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the second quarter of 2017,...

Agreed earnings in Germany rose by an average of 2.0% in the second quarter of 2018, year on year. The calculation included the agreed basic remuneration and agreed extra payments such as one-off payments, annual extra payments or agreed back payments. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also...

In 2016, the labour costs per hour worked amounted to an average 33.09 euros in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the labour costs in eastern Germany amounted to 26.14 euros, which was 23.5% below the relevant level in western Germany including Berlin (34.19 euros...

In April 2017, there were just under 1.4 million jobs in Germany for which workers were paid the statutory gross minimum wage of 8.84 euros per hour worked. This was a decrease of roughly 0.4 million from the preceding year, when the minimum wage stood at 8.50 euros. The Federal Statistical Office...

The index of real earnings in Germany rose by 1.1% in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the same quarter of 2017. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the increase in nominal (not price-adjusted) earnings was 2.7%. Consumer prices were up 1.6% in the same period....